from the Latin com- ("with, together") and laborare ("to labor")
Based on this information, what is the meaning of the word collaborating in paragraph 4?
Question 3
3.
The author chose a school as the setting of this story most likely to-
Question 4
4.
The author wrote this selection most likely to -
Questions 5-8
Question 5
5.
Ms. Gustafson's desire to stick to the curriculum
Question 6
6.
Anastasia's silence when escorting Jamie back to the classroom.
Question 7
7.
The student's intense interest as Anastasia reviews the assignment with Jamie
Question 8
8.
Jamie's desire to solve the mystery
Question 9
9.
Which sentence best demonstrates that the story has an eerie element?
Question 10
10.
Paragraphs 16 through 18 support the primary theme of the selection by emphasizing-
Question 11
11.
Which words from paragraph 1 help the reader understand the meaning of elusive?
Question 12
12.
Words like whispers, shrouded, and shadows in paragraph 1 are important because they establish --
Question 13
13.
The events in paragraph 4 are important because --
Question 14
14.
Read the sentence from paragraph 6.
"Why in the world would someone take my flowers?" Mom cried.
Mom's response to her missing flowers adds to the conflict by --
Question 15
15.
Read the origin of the word illuminate.
from the Latin root lum (light)
Based on this information, what is the meaning of the word illuminate in paragraph 8?
Question 16
16.
Which excerpt implies the narrator's guilt over accusing an innocent man of destroying the yard?
Question 17
17.
Read the sentence from paragraph 11 of the selection.
Barlo lived in the only eerie house in the neighborhood, desperately needing a coat of paint and a new garage door. The author includes this sentence most likely to emphasize --
Question 18
18.
What do the narrator's actions in paragraph 13 tell the reader about the theme of the selection?
Question 19
19.
Living in a town in which the neighbors whisper about Barlo influences the narrator to --
Question 20
20.
In which sentence does the author attempt to establish a sense of voice?
